Daniel Schlereth

SAN DIEGO – Kyle Hendricks had an awkward but effective way Thursday night of describing the first complete game and shutout of his career.

“I’m not going to say I needed it, but I kind of did need it,” Hendricks said. “I haven’t been throwing very well.”

Hendricks’ 107-pitch masterpiece came at the right time for him and the Cubs, who have been leaning heavy on Jon Lester, Jake Arrieta and Jason Hammel to consume most of the innings by the starting pitchers.

Prior to his 3-0 win over San Diego, Hendricks hadn’t pitched more than six innings in any of his seven previous starts. He took the mound with the knowledge...

SAN DIEGO — Agent Scott Boras is awaiting word from the Major League Baseball Players Association on whether it will file a grievance against the Cubs on behalf of Kris Bryant.But Boras raved about the manner in which the Cubs'...

The Tribune’s Mark Gonzales answers readers' questions about the 1990 All-Star game patches worn recently by the Cubs, the lack of production from starting pitchers in the eighth spot, and Starlin Castro's role.
Why were the Cubs wearing the 1990...

The 12-7 Cubs set their lofty goal of reaching the playoffs well before they assured themselves of their first winning record in April since 2008 — the last season they reached the playoffs.
Tuesday night, they showed why they're not content with their...

On a night when the league's most dominant hurler was trying to put an exclamation point on the best season for a pitcher in two decades and on a night when a likely Hall of Famer made international baseball history, the Orioles' 6-5 victory over the...